Author: Austin Yamada

It’s no secret that Didi Gregorius has been a bright spot on this team in 2016, emerging with an adequate enough bat to complement his well-regarded defense. WAR is a rather flawed stat that changes depending on what source you cite, but the consensus is that Gregorius has developed into something resembling a three-win player (prorated per […]

Make no mistake; Brian McCann is still a useful player. But it’s past the trade deadline, and he shouldn’t still be in New York. Let’s start with who he is as a player. He’s no longer the stud that played for the Atlanta Braves for all of those years, but he still provides league-average production […]

As the ground still shakes from the Aroldis Chapman trade, a thought keeps entering my mind: Wow, I can’t believe how poorly I read this market. I penned an article a few weeks back, arguing that a swap of Andrew Miller for Adrian Gonzalez straight up would make sense for both teams, and boy was I wrong. Part of that […]

I think, at this point, it’s inevitable. Carlos Beltran will not be on the Yankees’ 25-man roster on August 1, and Aaron Judge probably will be. There have been too many rumors surrounding Beltran, the Yankees’ playoff odds keep dropping to minuscule levels, and Judge is showing rapid improvement. As it’s been talked about countless […]

On the surface, Masahiro Tanaka appears to be the same player this year that he’s always been. If you like to judge by results, which is arguably the most important factor in an athlete’s stat line, it checks out — his ERA is 3.01, which isn’t far off of his career 3.12 mark. He’s been the […]

No, I’m serious. You probably thought I was joking in the article title, a cheap ploy to garner more clicks. And there are a few good reasons why this trade is unlikely to come to fruition: 1) There are practical baseball reasons why either side might say no. From the Yankees’ perspective, Miller is an incredibly […]

Let’s face the truth — the Yankees are in dire straits right now. They’re 5.5 games out of first place, and they’re behind three other teams. Teams like the Mets and the Dodgers face similar deficits in their respective divisions, but the sense of panic is much less urgent because there aren’t any teams separating […]

It’s no secret that the Yankees are hurting at the first base position, both literally and figuratively. Mark Teixeira is out with a knee ailment, and it’s serious enough that the minimum diagnosis is three weeks. But past injuries like his wrist injury have hampered him even when he’s returned from the disabled list; who’s […]

Nathan Eovaldi is finally taking that step forward that everyone forecasted for him as a youngster. The Dodgers saw it when they offered him a big bonus out of high school, despite the fact that Eovalid was a late-rounder that had already undergone Tommy John surgery as an amateur. The Marlins saw it when they acquired him […]

We’re creeping up on the end of the first trimester of the 2016 season, and a slow start is no longer just a slow start. Carlos Beltran had a slow start. Dellin Betances had a slow start. Chase Headley is having a bad season. But is it due mostly to bad luck or bad process? — […]